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Descriptor English: Pronation
Descriptor Spanish: Pronación
Descriptor pronación
Scope note: Se aplica a los movimientos del antebrazo que llevan la palma de la mano hacia atrás o hacia abajo. Cuando hace referencia al pie, implica una combinación de movimientos de eversión y abducción en las articulaciones tarsianas y metatarsianas (girar el pie hacia arriba y hacia adentro, hacia la línea media del cuerpo).
Descriptor Portuguese: Pronação
Descriptor French: Pronation
Tree number(s): G11.427.410.698.840
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011403
Scope note: Applies to movements of the forearm in turning the palm backward or downward. When referring to the foot, a combination of eversion and abduction movements in the tarsal and metatarsal joints (turning the foot up and in toward the midline of the body).
Annotation: refers to foot or forearm; do not confuse with PRONE POSITION
Allowable Qualifiers: PH physiologie
DeCS ID: 22972
Unique ID: D011403
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Date Established: 1988/01/01
Date of Entry: 1987/04/02
Revision Date: 2016/07/01
Pronation - Preferred
Concept UI M0017734
Preferred term Pronation



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